MSFA Faculty

Adjunct Professor

Kandarp Acharya is a Senior Vice President and Director of
Quantitative Analysis and Strategy for Wealth Management. His
responsibilities include developing and implementing the
quantitative methodology for multi-asset-class, risk-premium
models, which underlie tactical asset-allocation decisions. He also
develops Capital Market Assumptions for Strategic Asset Allocations
for Wealth Management.

Adjunct Professor and Associate Director, MSRM

Satish Ananthaswamy is the Director and Senior Portfolio
Manager, and a member of the Portfolio Management Team, responsible
for managing the fixed income portfolios for the Board of Regents,
University of California.

Adjunct Professor

Associate Professor

Ludwig B. Chincarini brings a wealth of knowledge from his professional experience in the financial industry into his classroom. Dr. Chincarini creates a solid foundation for his scholars to understand rising strategies within the economic field. His well received contributions and extensive involvement within the business world create a shining example for future leaders.

Adjunct Professor

Patrick J. Collins is a principal of the independent investment counsel firm of Schultz Collins Lawson Chambers, Inc. In addition to advising individuals, he provides investment analysis for trustees of family trusts, foundations, endowments.

Adjunct Professor

Brad Craig has been with The Private Bank of Wells Fargo since
2006 and has over 25 years of experience in the investment
industry. In his role as a Senior Investment Manager with The
Private Bank, Mr. Craig focuses on investment allocation / risk
management strategies for high-net-worth clients whose portfolios
typically are in excess of $5 million..

Adjunct Professor

Mariia Eroshin is a Senior Portfolio Manager at U.S. Trust,
Bank of America Private Wealth Management. As a Senior Portfolio
Manager, Ms. Eroshin is responsible for understanding the
clients' strategic investment objectives and unique goals
in order to provide guidance and effectively develop and manage
investments and asset allocation.

Adjunct Professor

Mark has over 28 years of experience in financial services and
has been a Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst for 20
years.&nbsp; He is responsible for managing investment
portfolios for wealthy individuals, trusts, foundations and
non-profits and is on the Sector Strategy Team for Wells
Fargo.

Term Assistant Professor

John Gonzales held the position of Principal Economist for the Centre for Cooperation with the Economies in Transition, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) from 1992 to 1994. He aims to help his students develop a more comprehensive understanding of the network of variables that affect our global economy and teaches courses in capital market theory, corporate finance, investment and analysis, micro and macroeconomics, monetary economics, equity valuation and international finance.

Adjunct Professor

Professor Krytzer has origination structuring and execution
experience in the global capital markets. Diversified deal
experience in developed and emerging markets has provided
commercialization, portfolio management and risk measurement
expertise, with a focus on commercializaion.

Associate Professor

Man-Lui Lau received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. His
areas of specialization are microeconomics, macroeconomics, options
and futures, mathematical economics and economies of East Asia. Dr.
Lau has published papers on the theory of economic growth and Asian
economies. Current research includes the East and Southeast Asian
economies, financial development and economic growth, and the
theory of Real Options and its application.

Adjunct Professor

Michael Maestas is the Managing Director of Alternative Investments at Charles Schwab and brings over 15 years of investment industry experience to USF. In his current role, Mr. Maestas focuses on operational due diligence and quantitative risk frameworks. Previously, he was the Chief Compliance Officer at Avalon Global Asset Management where he managed a $30mil. subportfolio and oversaw Avalon’s accounting, operations, and compliance.

Adjunct Professor

Jonathan Mandle is a Partner and the Head of Total Return and Credit Strategies at Corrum Capital Management. Prior to launching Corrum Capital, Jonathan was a Managing Director and the Head of Absolute Return and Credit strategies at Stamos Capital. Previously, he was a Director at the University of California, Office of the Treasurer of the Regents, where he managed a multi-billion dollar Hedge Fund portfolio with a global mandate.

Professor

John Veitch, Professor of Finance and Director of the M.S. in Financial Analysis program, brings over two decades of academic and chief administrative service to the University. Specializing in financial analysis and risk management, Dr. Veitch is the co-author of a number of articles on country risk in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa due to contributing factors of financial integration, currency devaluation and currency contagion.

Professor

Professor Sunny Wong received his Bachelor of Science, Master
of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of
Oregon (1996-2002). His teaching and research interests include monetary policy,
learning dynamics, business-cycle theory, and foreign direct
investment. Professor Wong has published research
articles in academic journals including Economic Inquiry, Economics
Letters, Macroeconomic Dynamics, American Journal of Political
Science, Political Research Quarterly, World Development, and other
journals. He published a book, The Role of Policymakers in Business
Cycle Fluctuations (Cambridge University Press) in April
2006.